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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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